| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh adv] could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 154 |
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| 2 | [adv] could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 153 |
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| 3 | how could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 139 |
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| 4 | how could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 139 |
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| 5 | [adv] could [pers pn] possibly [vb infin] | 58 |
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| 6 | [adv] could [pers pn] possibly [vb infin] | 58 |
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| 7 | [adv] could she [adv] [vb infin] | 48 |
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| 8 | [adv] could i [adv] [vb infin] | 42 |
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| 9 | [adv] could [pers pn] ever [vb infin] | 40 |
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| 10 | [adv] could [pers pn] ever [vb infin] | 40 |
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| 11 | [adv] could [pers pn] not [vb infin] | 37 |
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| 12 | [adv] could [pers pn] [not/n't] [vb infin] | 37 |
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| 13 | [adv] could you [adv] [vb infin] | 37 |
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| 14 | [adv] could [pers pn] not [vb infin] | 37 |
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| 15 | [adv] could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 35 |
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| 16 | [adv] could [pers pn] [adv] have | 31 |
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| 17 | [adv] could he [adv] [vb infin] | 27 |
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| 18 | [adv] could we [adv] [vb infin] | 16 |
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| 19 | why could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 14 |
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| 20 | [adv] could they [adv] [vb infin] | 14 |
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| 21 | why could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 14 |
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| 22 | [adv] could [pers pn] [adv] forget | 10 |
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| 23 | [adv] could [pers pn] even [vb infin] | 10 |
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| 24 | [adv] could [pers pn] even [vb infin] | 10 |
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| 25 | so could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 8 |
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| 26 | so could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 8 |
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| 27 | [adv] could [pers pn] please [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 28 | [adv] could [pers pn] [adv] tell | 7 |
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| 29 | [adv] could [pers pn] please [vb infin] | 7 |
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| 30 | then could [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] | 6 |
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